Daily Archives: November 19, 2010 - 2 results

On election day, Georgia voters approved a constitutional amendment giving employers the right to demand noncompetition agreements from employees. Obviously this is good news for employers and bad news for workers. But for the economy, is this a good idea at all?   GA voters sanctioned a new law strengthening noncompetition agreements Noncompetes restrict an employee’s ability to pursue a living Courts try to strike a balance between right to contract and employers, employees Copy this link to share with …

Bogus comparison pricing has landed online discounter Overstock.com in the dock. The District Attorneys of several California counties have filed a lawsuit against Overstock.com. They claim Overstock overstates the savings on items it sells by giving you phony price comparisons.   Overstock sued for using inflated comparison prices Comparison, discount and sale price advertising specifically regulated Advertising is illegal if it tends to mislead the consumer Copy this link to share with friends: http://bit.ly/akg8b1   Tricky Price Comparisons Long Prohibited …